psychotropic
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My (old 2013 vintage) Samsung LCD died very recently. Thanks to the wise people on this forum and elsewhere I narrowed in on the 65" Toshiba U7980 as the best option to buy in my somewhat limited budget (70k max, and that too with the help of interest-free EMIs 
). I've been looking out for this TV since the end of November at least, but I've been unable to find any in Chennai (neither Amazon, nor Flipkart nor Reliance Digital have it in stock for Chennai).
Calling their call centre is of no help because they are spectacularly clueless. Sending them an email has been useless because no reply. (All these factors are also making me quite concerned the after-sales experience from Toshiba/Hisense).
I also checked the Hisense U7QF and Pricehistory.in showed me that it had during the pre-Diwali sales dropped to 72,000 on Amazon, at which price it seems like a nice upgrade from the U7980 considering the QLED and the better motion handling. But right now it's selling for 90k and therefore far outside my budget.
MY question for the learned members of this forum is - If let's say by the end of January I am unable to get hold of a Toshiba U7980 (or a Hisense U7QF at the 72k price point), what should I consider as the next best option in my price range? Should i Just get a TCL/IFFALCON 65 incher? Should I get a Vu? Should I get a Mi 65 incher? I know none of these offer FALD or high brightness, but of the lot, which would be the least compromise in terms of performance? And no my budget can't exceed 70k, I might push to 72k for the U7QF, but definitely no more.
Thanks in advance for your advice!
PS. I first got on this forum while doing a TV hunt circa 2008, when I ended up buying a Samsung Plasma, and here I am back again!
). I've been looking out for this TV since the end of November at least, but I've been unable to find any in Chennai (neither Amazon, nor Flipkart nor Reliance Digital have it in stock for Chennai). Calling their call centre is of no help because they are spectacularly clueless. Sending them an email has been useless because no reply. (All these factors are also making me quite concerned the after-sales experience from Toshiba/Hisense).
I also checked the Hisense U7QF and Pricehistory.in showed me that it had during the pre-Diwali sales dropped to 72,000 on Amazon, at which price it seems like a nice upgrade from the U7980 considering the QLED and the better motion handling. But right now it's selling for 90k and therefore far outside my budget.
MY question for the learned members of this forum is - If let's say by the end of January I am unable to get hold of a Toshiba U7980 (or a Hisense U7QF at the 72k price point), what should I consider as the next best option in my price range? Should i Just get a TCL/IFFALCON 65 incher? Should I get a Vu? Should I get a Mi 65 incher? I know none of these offer FALD or high brightness, but of the lot, which would be the least compromise in terms of performance? And no my budget can't exceed 70k, I might push to 72k for the U7QF, but definitely no more.
Thanks in advance for your advice!
PS. I first got on this forum while doing a TV hunt circa 2008, when I ended up buying a Samsung Plasma, and here I am back again!
